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10 Essential Albums of the new Brazilian Pop

With a tenuous connection with the sound brands that are associated with the music of Brazil – samba, bossa nova, carnival – the new Brazilian pop shares a tendency towards electronic music, contemporary R&B and avant garde pop. Here is a review of ten essential albums to dive into the […]

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2023 Global Media Festival – Reduced Inequalities

The 2023 Global Media Festival, Georgia Tech’s annual film and discussion series focusing on sustainability across languages and cultures in Atlanta, Georgia, explores the theme “reduced inequalities within and among countries” (# 10 of the UN sustainable development goals). This year, the festival will run from Monday, April 17th to […]

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Maria Korol: "Atlanta's art community is diverse and unpretentious"

This episode of Hybrid Atlanta features Argentinean artist Maria Korol. She talks about her upbringing during the Argentina’s military dictatorship, her artistic influences from Brazil, her multilayered creative process, and Atlanta’s “unpretentious” artistic scene. Hybrid Atlanta is a video series of interviews with local artists and creatives whose work establishes […]

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How did the pandemic impact Mexico’s culture and independent art? (Video column by Adela Goldbard)

From the militarization of the citizens to socially committed art, Mexican artist and professor Adela Goldbard helps us understand Mexico’s situation and challenges after the pandemic. This video column is part of our series on Reimagining Latin America After the Pandemic.  Adela Goldbard is an interdisciplinary artist/educator/scholar from Mexico City. […]

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[ONLINE CONFERENCE] Re-imagining Latin America in the Pandemic: Media, Culture, and Democracy: PERU

Polivision, the School of Modern Languages at Georgia Tech, and the Atlanta Global Studies Center present “Reimagining Latin(o) America in the Pandemic: Media, Culture, and Democracy,” a series of video presentations/interviews with public intellectuals, journalists, politicians, and cultural producers of the region who have covered and/or addressed the crisis in […]

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10 Mexican Women Muralists to Watch Out For

Mujeres Muralistas can be considered both a movement and an archive. Founded by Scarlett Baily, a muralist based in Mexico City, this project aims to increase the visibility of work by women muralists by creating awareness in curators of exhibitions, organizers of art festivals, and the general public of the importance […]

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